If there is an Olympic archery, there is a Paralympic sport.10th consecutive episode!

YTN Radio (FM 94.5) [YTN News FM Lee Ik-seon Choi Soo-young Issue & People]
□ Broadcast Date: 09/04/2024 (Wednesday)
□ Host: Lee Ik-seon, Choi Soo-young
□ Cast: announcer Choi Hwi

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◇ Lee Ik-seon: We are only delivering the hottest issues today. Choi Hwi's issue briefing, Whipping News announcer Choi Hwi is here. Welcome. The first news of Whipping News. Which one should we watch first?

◆ Choi Hwi: Recession concerns from the U.S. have hit our stock market. Both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ indexes started with a decline of nearly 3%, continuing their downward trend. The KOSPI opened at 2,589.94, down 2.8% from yesterday, and the KOSDAQ index also started at 738.59, down 2.86%. By stock, the weakness of semiconductors was noticeable. Samsung Electronics started the market at 69,800 won. It sank to the 60,000 won level and fell to the 60,000 won level during the day for the first time in about 10 months. Now, the stock price has barely recovered to the early 70,000 won range. SK Hynix plunged 7 percent to around 150,000 won.

◈ Choi Soo-young: It seems to have been directly hit by the plunge in the New York Stock Exchange, how was the New York Stock Exchange last night?

◆ Choi Hwi: It's been a crash again for the first time in a month. This is because concerns over a slowdown in the U.S. manufacturing economy were revived last month due to indicators that the U.S. manufacturing economy was not as good as expected. All three major indexes - the Dow, Nasdaq and the S&P 500 - fell sharply. In particular, Nvidia plunged more than 9% and its market capitalization disappeared more than 370 trillion won. Micron Technology, AMD, and Intel also fell around 8%, Qualcomm, Broadcom, and 6%. Experts predict that September will be volatile for the time being as the U.S. stock market is usually considered a low-yield month and the U.S. presidential election in November. He said that he needs to be careful about his investment.

◈ Choi Soo-young: Let's see the next news. More and more hospitals are reducing emergency room operations?

◆ [Choi Hwi] That's right. Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, which is in charge of the final treatment of severe emergency patients, and the emergency room of Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital in Seoul close for one day and only open for six days a week. First of all, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital has decided not to accept new patients every Wednesday night. From 5 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. the next day, we decided not to accept new emergency patients and to treat only existing patients. It's difficult to operate normally because there are only eight doctors. Fortunately, the emergency room is operated normally on Wednesday the 18th, the Chuseok holiday. A notice of "reduction operation" was also posted in front of the emergency room of Ajou University Hospital in Suwon. Every Thursday morning from 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. the next day, adult patients over the age of 16 receive only the most critically ill patients such as cardiac arrest. As announced, the government will send 15 military doctors and 15 military doctors to major hospitals across the country that are experiencing disruptions in emergency room treatment starting today. From the 9th, more than 230 people, including public health doctors, will be concentrated in dangerous institutions. The government believes that it is a situation that can be overcome, and that the military doctors who put in will be helpful, but some point out that the deployment of emergency rooms is not very helpful for military doctors who are not majoring in emergency medicine.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: Here's the Paralympic news. Is there a victory report from our national team?

◆ [Choi Hwi] That's right. The 17th Paralympic Games are in full swing in Paris. The Korean team's fourth gold medal came out. Park Jin-ho, who competed in the 3 positions of the 50M rifle that hit the target in 3 positions, won the Korean team's first two gold medals with overwhelming skills. Park Jin-ho became a spinal cord disorder due to a fall accident. He is an athlete who boasts excellent skills to the extent that he is called "Jin Jong-oh of shooting for the disabled." I'm trying to win three gold medals in the mixed 50m rifle copy tomorrow. Shooting is playing a significant role in the Korean sport at the Paralympics after the Olympics. Earlier, the two rowing players in shooting also won the gold medal. Korea has won four gold medals, seven silver, and eight bronze medals at the Paralympics. Of these, three gold medals came from shooting. It is also an event that is attracting attention, 'Boccia'. Jung Ho-won won the gold medal by beating Daniel Michel of Australia 5-2 in the men's individual final. With this, Korea's Boccia has achieved the great achievement of "10 consecutive Paralympic gold medals" since the 1988 Seoul Games, and is the seventh medal for Jung Ho-won as an individual athlete. After 100 days of age, Jung Ho-won was on the bench and fell to the floor, eventually suffering from brain lesions (cerebral palsy). As soon as the gold medal was confirmed, he hugged his friend of the same age, Kim Seung-gyeom, and gave the coach credit, saying, "The coach's performance came up thanks to his hard work." Boccia, you're not familiar with the game, are you? It is a sport created for people with cerebral palsy, and is also called 'curling on the ground'. You can score points by putting the red and blue ball close to the white target. Depending on the disability level, you have to collect more balls around the target by holding your hand or stick in your mouth or hanging it from your head and rolling the ball.

◈ Choi Soo-young: South Korea is said to be the strongest country in archery at the Olympics and the strongest country in Boccia at the Paralympics, but it has been proven once again. I will cheer for you to do well in the rest of the game. What's the next news?

◆ Choi Hwi: The 180 billion won that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport invested in U.S. commercial real estate as a surplus fund for the Housing City Fund has been blown away. It was a total loss when the owner of the building declared default. According to the data on the "Status of the Management of Excess Funds for Housing and Urban Funds" received from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport today by Moon Jin-seok (Democratic Party) of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, there was one investment asset worth 180 billion won as of the end of last month. Turns out it was a surplus fund invested in a high-rise landmark building in Boston, USA. Mirae Asset Asset Management is said to have invested in fund management by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Initially, the expected rate of return was 6% per year, but the value of the building plunged 30% this year compared to the time of investment (1.4 trillion won) as the vacancy rate of U.S. buildings increased due to COVID-19. In March, the global real estate developer, the owner of the building, declared default, and there was a possibility of principal loss. At that time, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Mirae Asset drew a line that there was no issue related to total loss. However, in just five months, we have confirmed the full loss of the principal. The Housing and Urban Fund is mainly used to support housing purchases and lease funds such as low-income rental housing supply, stepping stone and verdant loans, and special loans for newborns. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is making operating profits by investing in stocks, bonds, and real estate (alternative investment) with the remaining surplus funds. It is said that the surplus funds of the fund have been rapidly decreasing over the past two years. Income decreased as subscription savings were terminated and housing transactions decreased due to the slump in the real estate market, while spending increased due to the real estate PF crisis. Critics point out that fund management and inspection are needed due to investment losses amid such a decline in funds to stabilize housing for ordinary people.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: Last news, unfortunate fire news overnight.

◆ Choi Hwi: Last night (3rd), a fire broke out at the fruit and vegetable market in Masan Fish Market, the largest traditional market in South Gyeongsang Province. There were no casualties, but merchants were saddened by the Hangawi section. There was a fire around 10 o'clock last night. The merchants who went home rushed to the house and stamped their feet. Residents of nearby officetels were evacuated. Fire authorities once issued the first stage of response and put in 100 personnel and 34 equipment to put out the fire in two hours. There were no casualties other than two people breathing in smoke. Of the 28 fruit and vegetable market stores, 15 were half burned and the rest were partially burned. Since this morning, related agencies such as police and fire authorities have been conducting joint inspections at the scene, and it will take some time for specific investigation results, including the cause of the fire, to come out. However, as a result of analyzing CCTV, it is estimated that no one entered the market at the time of the fire, so it is not considered to be a fire caused by arson.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: Yes, we've looked at all of the Whipping News. Thank you for your efforts.

◆ Choi Hwi: Yes, thank you.